First down.
"FUCK!!"
Second down.
"ARGHHHHHHHH"
Lastly… third dow—
And then I saw it.
A metal bat, right in front of my face, about to crush it. For a split second, everything slowed. My body wouldn't move. My mind froze. And just like that, my life flashed before my eyes.
"Hey," said the big, muscular man. "Remember, you have to crush them all… and I'll reward you."
I nodded.
I'm in a gang. I was tasked with taking out three people. That's how it started. Simple, right? But in that moment, staring at that bat, I realised something.
I'd been used this whole time.
Why was I even listening to him? Because I was the one who asked him for help first. I joined them to get back at people who were rude to me—petty stuff, really. I just wanted some kind of control. But that small decision turned into something way bigger. I ended up working under him for "protection."
Protection. What a joke.
That guy lied. He used me. And I was dumb enough to go along with it.
Damn it… I had a whole life ahead of me, and now it's ending like this—because of that messed up, muscle fucking bastard.
Then again… it's not like I had anything better.
My family… I don't even know anymore. And if I stayed, I probably would've kept pretending everything was fine, kept calling them friends… and still ended up dying in one of these shitty fights anyway.
BAM!
Everything went black.
The bat finally hit me, and I didn't even get to finish my last thought.
...
Here i am.
Wait… where am I?
I have no clue what's going on, but I can still think. So… I lived? Yeah, but there's no way I'm unscathed.
Maybe I'm in a coma. Or… disabled now.
sigh
Guess my life's over.
And I'm only 13.
Why did I even join them? Ugh fuck this.
Then suddenly—a light appeared.
A voice followed. It didn't feel like it came from outside. It was like it echoed inside me… like it was part of me.
"You will be sent into another life and be given three wishes."
Huh? The fuck did he just say. Whaaaaat!!!?? Is he a fucking genie or a god the fuck?
...
Hmmm? Another life? Like revival… or a completely new one?
"Make your wishes," the voice said.
"Uh… okay…Geez."
I hesitated before speaking.
"First—I wanna just wanna be like super handsome and sexy i wasn't really all that in my life."
"Second—I want to be like strong so no bastards or shitty ass people can control me again"
I paused for a moment.
"And third… I want real friends. Like, actually kind ones. I don't really care about family anymore… I don't think I need one It'll just be a pain."
"Okay. Wishes gran—"
"WAIT!"
"Can you also make me forget my wishes? Like… let me keep my memories of my past life, but not my wishes - just meeting you and getting a life."
"…That's more than three," the voice said after a pause. "But I suppose that's fine."
The light began to spread, slowly swallowing everything around me.
And then—
SHWOOOOOM!